| Baume-les-Dames | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°21′10″N 6°21′39″E / 47.3528°N 6.3608°ECoordinates: 47°21′10″N 6°21′39″E / 47.3528°N 6.3608°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Baumois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Augustin Guillot | |
| Area1 | 24.79 km2 (9.57 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 5,291 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25047 /25110 | |
| Elevation | 261–538 m (856–1,765 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Baume-les-Dames is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Charles-Émilien Thuriet (1832–1920), writer and poet, was born in Baume-les-Dames as well as the French archaeologist Gustave Fougères (1863–1927).